I want to be a flight attendant?
I live in mansfield, OH. which is just shy of an hour drive from Port Columbus Int. airport. What airlines are hiring that i live close enough without relocating to get a job
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You can go to the airport's website and look at the airlines which fly there. Then you can go to the airline's website to find out if they are hiring. Most airlines are not hiring right now as the economy is still weak. Also there are no airlines that have a major hub in Columbus so it would be hard to be based in that city. You have a better chance if you were based out of Cleveland or Cincinnati.
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Well, a flight attendant is not a 9-5 job that you can come home to at night. Your best bet at getting started in the business is looking at smaller regional airlines like Expressjet, American Eagle, ASA, Comair, Chataqua, and Pinnacle. Those airlines fly for the bigger airlines. The big legacy airlines and airlines like Southwest are either not hiring or they are letting flight attendants go. The first several years of being a flight attendant are not glorious as the TV shows make them seem. You're on "reserve" status. That means that you'll spend your four scheduled days sitting around either at the airport or a "crash pad (apartment shared by up to 12 flight attendants)" waiting for a call to pick up a line for vacation relief, delays, or call outs. When you're finally senior enough to get a schedule of your own that you can keep, then you can start thinking about commuting to work on your work days and flying back home on your off days. Salary wise, you're not looking at much. If you work for a small airline, or even a larger airline, don't expect to make more than $20 - $30 thousand your first few years. Your pay is by the flight hour. On reserve, you're guaranteed a minimum of 75 hours and most times you don't even make that. So needless to say, it's not a job you want to make your main source of income. Before you start thinking about the glamor and the traveling, think about all the aggravation that goes along with it. Sure, it can be a very fun job, but it's not a job that's made for everyone. Just do your research and make sure you know all the negatives as well. It's a tough field out there, so make sure your resume is sharp and you have lots of customer service experience!
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Your only choices for being based at CMH are Chautauqua Airlines (part of Republic Airways), and Mesa Airlines. Here's an article that should help answer some of your questions. Let me know if I can help more. Tim Kirkwood Author, The Flight Attendant Job Finder & Career Guide Have you ever dreamed of flying to exotic places or foreign cities? Or perhaps have a desire to see more of the USA or Canada? If so, then you should consider the career as an airline flight attendant. There are over eighty scheduled, regional and charter airlines in the US and Canada, and they are in need of qualified applicants the year round. Since the tragic events of September 11, 2001 the "Major" airlines had not been hiring, and some had furloughed their current flight attendants. The prospects of getting hired by a Major were relatively slim until recently, but it is now getting better. But the Majors are only 10% of the airlines operating in the US and Canada. The other 90% include the mid-size airlines, regional and commuter carriers and charter airlines. These airlines continue to need and hire flight attendants on their flights.In addition, the fastest growing sector of aviation is the corporate or executive jet Flight Attendant employment opportunities. These luxurious private and corporate aircraft cater to a high-end clientele, and require professionally trained flight attendants as well. If you think you must be a young fashion-model type to be considered for this much sought-after job, you would be mistaken. Airlines today are looking for women and men between the ages of eighteen to sixty, who have the desire to travel and work with people. This broader acceptance of applicants opens the career up to persons who had never considered themselves qualified. It also, therefore, increases the competition for potential applicants. Every airline has a different set of requirements, and some will even look for the characteristics of the region in which they fly. A high-school diploma or GED is a must, so if you're in school now, STAY IN SCHOOL. If you have quit or dropped out, it's never too late to go back and get your diploma. For all airlines, it is a requirement for employment. Additional schooling, which can improve your chances of acceptance, includes sociology, psychology, history, geography, and foreign languages. Nearly all airlines will train you as a part of the hiring process, even if you've worked for another airline, or attended one of the expensive airline "schools". I recommend you look for an inexpensive local community college or adult education course that offers class in Travel & Tourism, or an introduction to the Flight Attendant Career, such as the one offered by Cypress College (http://votech.cypresscollege.edu/~atc/). Most airlines set height requirements to correspond with the size of the aircraft they operate. Too tall, and you're bumping your head on the ceiling. Too short, and you may not be able to reach the overhead compartments. If you're between 5' and 6', you'll be within the range the airlines are looking for. Weight restrictions have come under fire lately, brought on by lawsuits against the impossibly strict standards set decades ago. The phrase you will hear now is "weight must be in proportion to height". Being in good physical condition is important, as the job can be physically demanding. Combine unusual hours, time zone changes, strange hotel rooms and the dry atmosphere of the airplane, and you have the making of physical exhaustion. Applicants are tested for drug use when hired and then randomly after that for the rest of their career. Even if you are using illegal drugs on a sporadic or "recreational" basis, you must quit now. You can also be alcohol tested throughout your career, as drinking is not permitted at anytime while on duty or in uniform. The traveling public has the general impression that flight attendants are on board the airplane simply to serve food and coffee. The Federal Aviation Administration, a government organization that oversees aviation safety, sees it completely different. Their role is to ensure that the flying public is safe when they fly, and requires flight attendants on board to provide assistance in flight, and to get the passengers out of the aircraft in an emergency. You will learn basic first-aid, CPR, fire-fighting techniques as part of your training. In fact, the majority of training you will receive will have more to do with safety, than how to pour a glass of wine. What is it then, which makes this job one of the most sought-after in America and Canada? Flexibility, variety, and travel are the top three reasons. Flexibility. Most people work all week, with perhaps one or two days off over the weekend. Most receive one to two weeks of vacation per year. As a flight attendant, you have the ability to group your flights together in a given month, and have 1-2 weeks off ev
